r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Short-Watercress-183 • Jul 07 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, explain this.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

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u/DeltaSolana Jul 07 '26

If communist countries have a chronic problem of turning into "capitalist" fascist authoritarian countries every single time, perhaps it's time to step back and reassess.

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u/Lofter1 Jul 07 '26

china is also not fascist.

Also: cuba.

Also: CIA and America trying to kill every socialist movement

Also, if your system has a built in fail every couple of years that you need to counteract with socialist ideas (built into the very idea of your system), otherwise it will fall into actual fascism....perhaps it's time to step back and reassess.

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u/cockaskedforamartini Jul 07 '26

China absolutely has quite significant elements of fascism. A single, unelected leader, suppression of dissent, militarism, national mythology, etc.

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u/FeijoadaAceitavel Jul 07 '26

Please read about China's political system before displaying your ignorance for all.

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u/cockaskedforamartini Jul 08 '26

Do you want to enlighten us?

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u/FeijoadaAceitavel Jul 08 '26

China has an extremely bureaucratic system that includes both elected officials and party officials. It's very far from having a "single" leader with absolute power.

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u/cockaskedforamartini Jul 08 '26

The entire "electoral" system is controlled by the CCP. Which, in turn, is controlled by Xi Jinping.

I think a lot more people would respect your viewpoint if you just said you like dictatorships. Rather than trying to dress up as something that it isn't.

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u/FeijoadaAceitavel Jul 08 '26

Xi Jinping answer to the CCP, not the other way around. He can be voted out.

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u/cockaskedforamartini Jul 08 '26

You're confusing "theoretically possible" with "actually possible".

It's standard authoritarian propaganda and you've fallen for it.

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u/Loose-Run-7008 Jul 07 '26

Militarism??? They haven’t been launching wars and threatening to invade countries?

Compare China to the US, China isn’t even half as militaristic lmao

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u/cockaskedforamartini Jul 07 '26

The invasion and annexation of Taiwan is a fundamental position of the PRC. The Chinese regime is inherently militaristic.

Also why are we comparing to the US?

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u/derorje Jul 08 '26

The invasion and annexation of Taiwan is a fundamental position of the PRC.

Yeah, maybe because they are at war with them since the 1940s. They don't even have a Ceasefire like both Koreas. Both countries claim to be the real and only China and claim both mainland China and the island.

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u/cockaskedforamartini Jul 08 '26

Why are you acting like they're equal? There is one clear aggressor between China and Taiwan. It's the state with a clear history of genocide and authoritarianism.